Man Seeker Cuan

Part 12's

After picking up her phone, Indra went straight back to the kitchen to pick up her supplies and go to work. But there he saw his mother was busy writing the budget. Seen on the paper was crossed out the name 'Mama bokkor'. But the senses did not see the writing clearly because he left in a hurry.

When he met Soni he said, "Son, I think buying his jacket was postponed first. My salary is used to pay off debt."

"Oh, that. No papa. Next time I can."

After they got to work and were about to haul stones, the foreman suddenly called Soni, "Hey! You, come!"

Immediately he put down his bucket and approached the foreman while Indra continued to haul stones. "Well sir." Sonny.

"You help them stir the cement and then pour it on these stones." The foreman's orders.

Two laborers were stirring cement and sand but none helped pour water into it.

So Soni also drew water from the barrel and poured it into the mortar and then transported and poured it on the stones that have been arranged flat.

That day his work was twice as hard as the day before. That is lifting the water, stir the cement, and pour it on the gravel stones while others flatten it.

*********

Day after day Indra and Soni continued to work hard excitedly under the scorching sun.

Until the end comes when they will receive their wages.

All workers were called on a list of absences and were paid. They get a full wage because they never miss a day.

When the money reached the hands of the workers, they were very happy. But Indra because he knew the money would be used, mimik face flat only.

That afternoon when he got home, he handed the money over to his mother,

"Sir, this is my one-week wage."

But the woman only took 300 thousand and handed the rest back to Indra. "Here, hold it for your pocket money. It's not good street boys don't have money."

"No need. Just hold. Or just buy rice." Reply with your face bent then go pick up the bucket, soap, and towel. But when his foot reached the door, his mother quickly intercepted him, "You're sincere right?" Ask mother.

"Yes." Yeah." Answer and then continue in his steps.

**********

The results of his sweat for one week could not be satisfied he enjoyed.

The money was to give everything to his mother.

His heart was as greatly relieved as one who had just been freed from the hands of the invaders.

"Thank you for my son Indra. Because he's my debt that can pay off." He said in his heart as he walked home.

After that he stopped at the house of one of the neighbors and bought rice from him.

**********

Day after day Indra continued to work hard and excited despite not enjoying the results of his tired work. Until the construction of the road was completed in about two and a half weeks, only lumas of tens of thousands of rupiah went into his pocket. Because everything is used to pay debts.

*********

A few days later, he returned to unemployment, only to be able to help his mother in the fields.

His life began to feel boring because he did not hold money. Finally he said to his mother, "Mom, tomorrow I'm working on hitting a rock."

But his mother strictly forbade him because the job was so hard. Only a few weeks ago they heard the news, a young man died in a stone field because his head was hit by a large stone. While he was scraping, removing the rock from inside the cliff before him, the cliff suddenly landslided so that the rocks on it fell on his head and he was buried in it.

Some of the people who were there could escape despite suffering injuries.

Because of the incident, his mother strictly forbade him because he was the only boy.

In order to get the stones, they had to bludgeon the larger stones on the vast rock cliffs, or on the rock hills. With a large crowbar and hammer they would prise and break very large stones into smaller ones, prise them and remove them from the ground using a crowbar. The stones will be sold to building shops because they are usually used to make building foundations.

But even though he was all day bathed in sweat under the hot sun, he still could not collect up to a truck of stones. While the price of one truck was only valued at one hundred and fifty thousand rupiah.

He can get it after working three days from morning to evening. Seeing her miserable condition, her mother repeatedly forbade her but she always insisted.

**********

So to the next day because he could not stand it anymore, his mother tried to contact her eldest son hoping to find a solution. His eldest son had only worked three months in the capital. It was also because of someone's compassion, because he also did not finish school.

"I don't know where I should find work for Indra. I don't know a lot of people here. Just leave him in the village." Said his eldest son.

"But in the village there is no clear work. Do you have the heart to see your sister work hitting, pricking and collecting stones? He used to run every night anyway. Although he was tired of working, but he always agreed to invite his friends every time invited to wander. He was dizzy every day."

"But what job? He just graduated Junior High. Izazah doesn't have it because it's gone."

"Mother doesn't know either. But think about it first. Hopefully there's a solution." Then he hung up the phone.